Essendon top the VFL ladder after Round 21, 1985 on 72 points (135.4%), eight points clear of Western Bulldogs.
Snapshot after Round 21 · Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:53am
| Pos | Movement | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | EssendonESS | 21 | 72 | 135.4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2590 | 1913 |
| 2 | – | Western BulldogsWBD | 21 | 64 | 122.7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2351 | 1916 |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 21 | 58 | 129.0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2488 | 1929 | |
| 4 | CarltonCAR | 21 | 56 | 115.8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2349 | 2029 | |
| 5 | – | North MelbourneNTHTOP 5 | 21 | 54 | 100.5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2284 | 2272 |
| 6 | – | GeelongGEE | 21 | 44 | 99.6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2157 | 2166 |
| 7 | – | CollingwoodCOL | 21 | 40 | 101.1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2122 | 2099 |
| 8 | RichmondRIC | 21 | 32 | 89.2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2230 | 2499 | |
| 9 | FitzroyFIT | 21 | 28 | 94.5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2204 | 2332 | |
| 10 | SydneySYD | 21 | 24 | 98.0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2141 | 2184 | |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 21 | 24 | 78.2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1874 | 2395 | |
| 12 | – | St KildaSTK | 21 | 8 | 63.2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1815 | 2871 |